Þá vas haugr
ept Harald orpinn
reisuligr
á Rogalandi.
Þess mun æ
uppi lengi
hildings nafn
Halfdans sonar.
Þá vas reisuligr haugr orpinn ept Harald á Rogalandi. Nafn þess hildings, sonar Halfdans, mun æ uppi lengi.
Then a magnificent mound was erected in memory of Haraldr in Rogaland. The name of the ruler, of Hálfdan’s son [= Haraldr], will be remembered for a very long time.
Verbs: Preterite-present verbs
The present tense of these verbs is like the past tense of strong verbs, and their past tense is weak.
eiga | mega | kunna | skulu | munu | muna | |||
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indic. pres. | sing. pl. | 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd | á átt á eigum eiguð eigu | má mátt má megum meguð megu | kann kannt kann kunnum kunnuð kunnu | skal skalt skal skulum skuluð skulu | mun munt mun munum munuð munu | man mant man munum munið muna |
indic. past stem subj. pres. stem subj. past stem | átt- eig- ætt- | mátt- meg- mætt- | kunn- kunn- kynn- | skyld- skyl- skyld- | mund- myn- mynd- | mund- mun- mynd- |